MADCAT

Where can you buy then and get them installed? I hate my current HID's.

aaronnn

buy it anywhere.. autozone, pepboys, circuit city.. any store that sells aftermarket products should have bulbs. and you dont need to get them installed, its really easy to do. twist and pull the bulb out, bring it to store, they'll match the size and give you the right ones. ask for whichever intensity light (6000K is the legal limit). After purchase, just twist it back into the little plug and put the plug back into the headlamp hole.

MADCAT

What buld are you using in this picture???? I like the look of this one...

samkws

go check out some chinese places, they do carry those

pacific mall is a gd place to go, but quote around b4 u buy

MADCAT

Hey that's my hangout during the summer days...lots of hot chicks!.

I went to http://www.speedtechauto.com/ to get my car lowered. Good chance they have the HID's.

fsttyms1

you do realize they they wont be brighter. you wont be able to see better. teh only thing you will do is draw more attention to yourself??

MADCAT

When I first turn my lights on, its very bright for a few seconds. And then the goes down a bit. I want the bright look that I see when I first turn my lights on. Thats all.

fsttyms1

ok. just making sure. part of that has to do with the 99-01 headlight design, age of the bulbs too . the 02-03 doesnt have that. (atleast not that ive seen)

samkws

don't get higher than 6000k in TO

it draws too much attention

edgalang

Not to go off topic, but I wanted to expand on this a bit further.

Blue lights mean the vehicle has firearms inside. No AMBULANCE or FIRETRUCK would have blue lights on them.

Police cars, motorcycles, unmarked vehicles, and maybe even big rig trucks would be the only ones that have them.

MeldyS26

thats true with my car 2, is there any way to keep the brightness steady throughtout the whole thing, not just when you turn your lights on??? any bulbs or something

yunginTL

thats it 10000k ima try it out, see how ti goes or switch to 8000k since i do have an 01 therefore its not gonna be purple. any1 have any suggestions on where to get it for a good deal?

aaronnn

the guy from HIDexpress 866-368-4900 can get you a pretty good deal on the bulbs itself. tell him youre on Acura-TL.com. His account is Crazy TL.. i called him today and he said he could get it to me shipped and everything for 199. i dont know if its a good deal or not, but yeah.. he's from this forum. heh

im planning on ordering the 8000K for my 99. since i hate that dimming crap whenever i turn on my lights.. it always turns yellowy-white after 30 minutes its been on.

alleyesonmeee

try ebay or http://www.plasmagarage.com/ I know someone had also mentioned www.hidking.com

IMO, Phillips and PIAA make the best quality..just my

jayhawk815

Well, ambulances around here have blue lights. I was a member of a fraternity that had purchased one and when we got it it had some blue lights. For us to drive it, we were required to change the lights to orange. But, of course, I've never seen a firetruck with blue lights.

jayhawk815

HID bulbs aren't exactly cheap, you might want to do more research before spending your money. My $.02.

yunginTL

like around 200 righht?

phins2rt

Just an FYI. 4100K OEM bulbs are around $70 a pair. Hope that helps.

JnC

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I have a 2003 TL-S, stayed with the factory D2Rs in the low beams, coz they are the brightest. But in the fogs i went up to 12K for the looks, very deep blue, i know the light out put goes down, but it is still 2 times brighter than the regular halogen bulb. Where as the 4100K low beams are 3 times brighter than the halogen when it comes to the Lumens.

songoku

Stock osram bulbs are $70 a pair??? Where?

phins2rt

Not osram but Philips. On ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW

songoku

I wish I would known before. I spent almost 200 for the same bulbs.

phins2rt

I know what you mean. My wife drives around with the lights on ALL the time. I thought, man that is gonna cost me $300 when those bulbs go out. Found out the going rate (non-retail) is only $70. Some people are making a boat load of money off of these bulbs.

MADCAT

Theres too may used TLs out there. I want mine to stand out. I really want those blue 8000k ones.

edgalang

Hey, I spent ~$250 for a set of 6000k phillips bulbs cause I though one of my stock ones blew out, then later find out it was the ballast fault. Now I have 4 good bulbs...what a waste.

jayhawk815

I'd always read that our stock bulbs are 4300K.

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

i have the white blinker and i havent gotten pulled over yet (knock on wood).....im getting 8000k hid's soon also heres a pic of my white blinkers at night put on your sunglasses

phins2rt

Osrams are 4300K (which I believe are stock). Philips are 4100K. After a couple of hundred hours, you can't really tell the difference.

phins2rt

edgalang,
Sorry to hear that. Always a good idea to swap bulbs first to make sure it is in fact the bulb and not the ballast. But at least you'll have replacements when you need them, lol.

shawn744

i still say hidking.com is the best price....as far as quality, lights look amazing, as far as life span?....i've had them for.....it's on my sig....

wow, only 3 months.....well for the whole 3 months i've had them.....they still work. the place does a lot of business. $130 pair shipped.

bondboy76

yeah i was looking at getting some new lights...glad i read this thread, guess ill just stick with 6000k...since cops round here are out to make kids lives round here a pain in the ass..

MADCAT

I just ordered the 6000K Aqua blue lights off www.hidexpress.com
I hope I made a good purchase. Guy on the phone gave me with shipping for $214 USD.

phins2rt

Those look kind of green. But if that's what you want, I hope you have good luck with them. I stick with 4X00K but I'm pretty sure you can find Philips Ultinons (6000K) for less than $200.

Just my but the bluer the bulb the more it looks like an HID-wannabee. The whiter the light the more you know it is HID.

MADCAT

As long as it gives me more light, I wouldn't care what colour they are...My stock ones looks like their fading because its turning yellow after like 30 mins.

Here is a pic from their site with the blubs I will be getting. I'll let you know the what happens with them:

phins2rt

Just for comparison purposes:

Philips 6000K outputs about 2400 lumens
Philips 4100K outputs about 3200 lumens

Madcat, let us know how these bulbs turn out. I'm very interested in hearing what the color is, too.